Why Modern Movies Suck - The Soft Reboot (11:01) ~ The Critical Drinker

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[–]jet199 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (5 children)

There's this weird thing at the moment where a lot of people have decided they don't like original fiction. They like true stories and old stories but they don't have any patience for new stories. I can't really put my finger on it but it's similar thing to people who can't watch scifi or fantasy. But, yeah, this trend is definitely coming from the audience as well as studios. Studios just want to make money.

[–]AlanSmith33 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (4 children)

I think the mainstream audience wants something predictable, I think people have been getting increasingly fed up with this rollercoaster thriller we're living for the last ten years.

[–]jet199 6 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

Yeah but they'll watch an unpredictable documentary series though.

I mean sometimes they even say it, they'll say something about about a plot point they don't like along the lines of "it's as though the writers are just making it up as they go along." I mean that's what writers do, yes.

[–]AlanSmith33 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

Documentaries only show us how things already are, they don't add another problem for us to worry about, even if it's only for 90 minutes.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Documentaries only show us how things already are, they don't add another problem for us to worry about, even if it's only for 90 minutes.

FALSE.

Documentaries often give the impression of unbiased objective reality, especially well produced ones. The truth is that every piece of media, all of it, especially corporate media, and including this comment, has biases, agendas, and intent. Documentaries are essentially audio-visual essays that will spin the audience toward their predetermined destination.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Reliably boring hypnotic content is needed for The American Dream.